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Definition of: export
(ik·spôrt′, -sport′, eks′pôrt, -pōrt) v.t.
To carry or send, as merchandise or raw materials, to other countries for sale or trade.
—noun (eks′pôrt, -pōrt)
1. The act of exporting; exportation.
2. That which is exported; especially, merchandise sent from one country to another: usually in the plural.
—adjective Of or pertaining to exports or exportation. [<L exportare <ex- out + portare carry]
—ex·port′a·ble adjective
—ex·port′a·bil′i·ty noun
—ex·port′er noun
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